Author Archives: Leo Gerard

Tax dollars can buy happiness

The deeper meaning of hygge—and why citizens of Denmark are so much happier than Americans
By Leo Gerard
Posted on January 23, 2019 by Leo Gerard

Corporatists castigated two lawmakers in recent weeks for daring to offer economic Xanax prescriptions to cure rampant American economic anxiety. Continue reading →

The indignity of work without pay

Forty percent of conservative Republicans view the government shutdown as inconsequential
By Leo Gerard
Posted on January 22, 2019 by Leo Gerard

In the midst of the longest government shutdown in history, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown last week launched a “Dignity of Work” listening tour. Continue reading →